The dual was a quick one, about an hour, with seven contested matches. The Rockets (20-5) won four of the seven, three by pin and one by major decision.

Rock Falls is two wins away from tying the school record of 22 and has a regular season-ending double-dual with Newman and Stillman Valley tonight at Stillman Valley.

Torres (23-8), a 220-pound senior, is a lot lighter and a lot better.

"From my sophomore year to now I think I've progressed pretty good," he said. "As a sophomore, I had a lot of learning to do. Last year I struggled too. This year I feel like this is my breakout year.

"Dropping weight has helped. I just dropped to 220 a couple weeks ago. I started the season at 250. It's a comforting feeling, because when I faced heavyweights, they were manhandling me. Now, I feel like I'm manhandling other people."
On Wednesday, Torres manhandled IVC's Aaron Kirchner, getting a quick takedown and turning it into a pin just 31 seconds into the action. It was the first contested match of the night.

Rock Falls' other contested match victory came from Tibs Cervantes, No. 13 at 132, who cruised to a 14-3 major decision over Kyle Cox.

"I'm just recovering from an ankle injury, so I was trying to put more pressure on it to get it back where it should be," Cervantes (23-6) said.

Cervantes is enjoying a banner senior season.

"It's probably the best season of my high school career," he said. "I beat the No. 6-ranked kid, and then I beat the No. 10, which kind of messed up the rankings for Illinois Matmen. I like being the upsetter."
Rock Falls coach Derick Cox would have liked to see more of his wrestlers in action, especially Shawn Skinner, who was awarded a forfeit at 195.

"We were hoping to get the matchup with Skinner and [Jordan] Ladd for a rematch from the Princeton Tournament [final]," Cox said. Skinner is No. 3 in 1A and Ladd No. 10 in 2A. "Skinner lost that one. He wanted that one tonight, but [Ladd] wasn't in the lineup.